Here's my confession: I will rarely use it and never sell it. It's my second true collector's item, much like the original. I'm perfectly happy with mouse and keyboard, I just want to own one for the sake of it.
Getting the launch version is the cherry on top.
Aaaaaaaand Europe is gone too.
It was actually in stock a few minutes before 10AM pacific, I was able to snag one at 9:58.
This was bullshit, had it in my cart the minute it became available but it was impossible to checkout on mobile. All my friends on pc bought theirs on easily
I got mine in via Firefox on Android, but it definitely took some persistence.
It was probably easier to spam continue in PC vs mobile. It wasn’t until I got good at hitting continue before it scrolled I got through.
I tired buying on PC but couldn't get it to go through. Started trying on mobile, and that was where I finally got my order in.
If it makes you feel better, I was on desktop (web) (and mobile and when I was getting desperate deck, lol) and my order didn't go through until xx:31. I think it really was just random.
It’s 2026 and we still don’t have the technology to support server demand surges like this in a way that is appealing to implement.
When I first saw such things happen over 20 years ago, I figured it was always incompetence. Now I know it’s just reality.
Snagged one with little trouble, but I was early -- checked at XX:57 and the sale had gone live already, and I had put the money for it in my Steam Wallet last week as I wanted as few failure points as possible.
These things don't usually work out for me, so I have plenty of sympathy for those who got hung-up on the ordering page or just came a bit too late. For myself, I'm quite excited and it seems like it could even be here by the end of the week!
Eyy, finally managed to get one. Right before they went out of stock.
Congrats!
I'm wondering if the "ships in 3 to 5 business days" is valid for everyone who got an order in.
Nope. Italy here: we had 3-5 days at first, a while ago it changed to 6-10. Not sure if that will change again or if we'll go out of stock before that.
In the EU it switched to 6 to 10 days. Hope I can get it before it's out of stock here as well.
Also switched to 6-10 days in the US at some point.
To your library? Lol i wish
Yes, I preloaded my steam wallet yesterday so I could skip the card step. I happened to check the store page 2 minutes early and it was live so I sent it.
Lucky you, I’m stuck trying to get past the “yes, use my wallet credit” screen :(
It was a good plan to preload it yesterday… but plans and reality. You know.
Edit: 31 minutes later, it went in! With a warning about shipping times due to high volume of orders, but it went in.
Had the same idea but I still can't order.
Gratz!
I had money in my wallet too and got the buy button about 1 minute early, but still got stuck in the "There seems to have been an error" loop until my order went through 32 minutes later.
My order went through easily enough.
Glad they sold out so fast. Now I can't impulse buy one and can wait for the reviews.
Stuck on the payment screen myself. Scrolling Lenny and pressing “Pay Now” every minute or so.
This is how it was with the OG Steam Deck, too. Took me about 15 minutes of guard dogging to make sure I got one. That was a pretty stressful time, lol
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Preordering the Deck was definitely stressful knowing every little delay could push you weeks down the shipping queue. I think I also got my Deck order in right at about 15 minutes which put my shipment in one of the April waves. Is that about where yours was too?
Got on right at 1 and was hammering the pay button to no avail. They're now showing out of stock :(
I will be waiting but I wish all you real people who woll use it good luck. And dont buckle to the scalpers in a few weeks: these will come back in stock in due time.
Well, anyone who managed to get one, lemme know how the d-pad is on it. Is it better than the OG Steam Deck D-pad or the OLED D-pad? I changed my OLED d-pad to mechanical buttons, and it's felt much more accurate for 2d platformers and fighters.
There are many YouTubers with reviews of this. They say the dpad still uses membrane but feels better than Steamdeck but still has a bit of cardinal slide.
I got one and will try to post to this community with my thoughts after I receive it.
The dpad is also my biggest worry with it.
What did you do to upgrade your deck dpad? I would love to do that to mine too if it works well and isn't too loud.
Its out of stock now
It's apparently going in and out of stock in waves, so there's still hope
In the US? Seems to be still in stock in Europe. But I still have a hard time ordering despite preloading my account with enough money.
Yes it was in the US at the time of posting. Came back up in stock about twenty minuted later and I actually got one. Now it is listed as OOS tho.
Now paypal seems to have troubles
Edit: With credit card it worked. Also it seems 6-10 business days in EU
Super smooth checkout on the mobile app. 5 minutes before the hour
Got my order in!
...And the site just updated to Out of Stock. Grats to those of you who managed to get a payment jammed through.
Bought!
I got one, just keep spamming continue, it will eventually go through!
Nope, it's dead Jim. It doesn't go past entering shipping details
Mine just went through suddenly.
Store had been working fine for me, but the processing card step of the checkout has been broken for me.
I checked the page 2 mins earlier and was already purchasable. I managed to get it at 02, I got it probably with the first batch. Yay!
Edit: Out of stock. Fuck my life!
Hitting the Continue like I hit that cunt in you.
No such luck.
Which region are you from? In Italy it's available (although the shipping time went from 3-5 days to 6-10).
Apparently they're toggling it back and forth between in stock and out of stock, so there's still hope
I got one! Needed to spam the checkout buttons but it eventually went through.
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